Wow. I think I will hold for a while.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Bruce Momjian writes: > > > Oh, so you are saying let most uses of src/port use the *.o files that > > are in the directory, and it isn't needed to have other directories use > > the link trick. Just let me know what people want. > > What I want is this: > > In configure.in, call > > AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([inet_aton ...]) # the whole list > > If you need more sophisticated checks on top of "function exists", you > keep the existing tests, but instead of, say, > > SNPRINTF=snprintf.c > AC_SUBST(SNPRINTF) > > you'd call > > AC_LIBOBJ(snprintf) > > In Makefile.global.in: > > LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@ > > In utils/port/Makefile: > > libpgport.a: $(LIBOBJS) > ar crs $@ $^ > > In Makefile.global.in: > > Add -L$(top_builddir)/src/port to LDFLAGS (near the start), -lpgport to > LIBS (near the end). > > Then you need to make sure that the src/port directory is build before > being referred to. > > In the libpq makefile, you can write the rules like: > > ifneq(,$(filter snprintf.o, $(LIBOBJS))) > # do what it's doing now in case of 'ifdef SNPRINF' > endif > > > Caveat implementor. > > -- > Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
